Halil Ay
Halil Ay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1989 Gerger, Adıyaman, Turkey |
| Died | 6 August 2023 (aged 34) Isère, France |
| Cause of death | Exsanguination |
| Citizenship | Turkey |
Halil Ay (4 February 1989 – 6 August 2023) was a Kurdish drug dealer and gangster. He made a name for himself after surviving an assassination attempt on the Golden Horn Bridge in January 2023, and after his death in France.
Life
Halil Ay was born on 4 February 1989 in Gerger, Adıyaman.[1] His family, of Zaza Kurd origin,[2][3] later moved to Adana.[4] After graduating from high school, he entered the world of crime and after a while he came into conflict with many gangs in Adana.[4] Thinking that he had made enemies, he migrated to Istanbul.[4]
On 14 January 2023, he survived an assassination attempt on the Golden Horn Bridge and his friend Cumali Aslan, who was with him at the time, died.[5][6] This attempt was organised using FaceTime, citing Ay's hostility towards the Dalton gang and the Gündoğmuş gang.[5] The attack took place at midnight when Ay and three friends were returning home in a white BMW car from a nightclub in Şişli, Istanbul.[5] The police found 41 bullet casings at the scene.[7] The three perpetrators of the attack fled on foot due to the breakdown of their car and called someone to pick them up.[7] The attackers were caught by the police two days later.[8]
Death
Ay, after surviving the assassination attempt, first left Istanbul and travelled to Greece, and from there he went to France with a fake identity.[3][4] In the first days of August 2023, Gülbey Dilsiz, a hitman for Uğurcan Gündoğmuş's gang, travelled illegally to France.[9]
On 6 August 2023, Ay was attacked by Gülbey Dilsiz at a gîte in Isère, where he resided.[10] He was badly wounded in the chest, but he fought back with his own pistol.[11] He killed Dilsiz and called for help by phone, but he bled to death before paramedics arrived at the scene.[11] Twelve bullet casings were found at the scene.[9]
Both Gülbey Dilsiz and Uğurcan Gündoğmuş were also Zaza Kurds from Nazımiye, Tunceli.[12]
References
- ^ "Halil Ay kimdir? Nerelidir? Kaç yaşındadır?" [Who is Halil Ay? Where is he from? How old is he?]. Susmaz (in Turkish). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Fener, Mehmed (19 April 2024). "Halil Ay kimdir?" [Who is Halil Ay?]. Referans Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Halil Ay kimdir? Öldü mü?" [Who is Halil Ay? Is he dead?]. Haber61 (in Turkish). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Halil Ay kimdir? Neden öldürüldü?" [Who is Halil Ay? Why was he killed?]. Kuzey Ekspres (in Turkish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Saymaz, İsmail (19 April 2024). "FaceTime'dan talimat, Haliç Köprüsü'nde suikast" [FaceTime instruction, assassination on the Golden Horn Bridge]. Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Haliç Köprüsü'nde bir otomobile silahlı saldırı düzenlendi: 1 ölü" [Armed attack on a car on the Golden Horn Bridge: 1 dead]. Sputnik Türkiye (in Turkish). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Son dakika: Haliç Köprüsü'nde silahlı saldırı. Ölü ve yaralılar var!" [Breaking news: Armed attack on the Golden Horn Bridge. There are dead and injured!]. Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Haliç Köprüsü'ndeki silahlı çatışmada 7 gözaltı" [7 detained in armed clash on Golden Horn Bridge]. The Independent (in Turkish). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b "12 kurşun sıkılarak öldürülen 2 Türk'ün kimlikleri belli oldu" [2 Turks killed with 12 bullets identified] (in Turkish). Ufuk Media. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Isère : deux personnes tuées dans un gîte, un homme en garde à vue" [Isère: two people killed in a gîte, one man in custody]. La Chaîne Info (in French). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Halil Ay kimdir?" [Who is Halil Ay]. Kim Kimdir (in Turkish). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Çete lideri Halil Ay'a suikast için dehşet verici plan: emekli polis de sanıklar arasında!" [Horrific plan to assassinate gang leader Halil Ay: retired police officer among the defendants!] (in Turkish). Halk TV. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.